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Pseudagrion caffrum
      Springwater Sprite
   Malolotja

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Distribution: Mostly 1400-2200 m a.s.l., and endemic to the Amatola-Winterberg, Eastern Cape Province, KwaZulu Natal and Mpumalanga Drakensberg.
Body Length: 33-34 mm
Hind Wing Length: 20.5 mm
Habitat: Small and shallow, rocky feeder streams with riffles, occasionally rivers, and with dense grass and sedge-covered banks in mountains.
Flight Period: October to May
Features: Small, dark blackish blue body, bright rusty red pterostigmas, no postocular spots and yellow face. Grassy, montane streams along all of the Drakensberg.
Comments: Occurrence in Eswatini confirmed by photos by Kate Braun and Gerhard Diedericks.

5 records, from 2/16/2013 to 11/20/2013

Information extracted from "Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa" by Michael J Samways, which also includes detailed descriptions of each species.